a substance used as a medicine
medication
Cases of word usage
1) unpleasant result e.g. a delayed effect of a drug (aftereffect)
2) a kind of drug used to stimulate the nervous system (amphetamine)
3) (a kind of) drug used to calm a person's nerves and to cause sleep (barbiturate)
4) a drug smoked or chewed to cause high spirits (cannabis)
5) a kind of drug used as a local anesthetic and also by drug addicts (cocaine)
6) a kind of drug from opium, used to reduce strong pain (codeine)
7) (of) a device or drug used to prevent conception (contraceptive)
8) any strong or harmful drug (e.g. opium); a stupid person (dope)
9) a kind of narcotic drug prepared from morphine (heroin)
10) a drug dependent person, pretending to be against war but actually thus finding reason to drink a lot and avoid any work; very lazy person; hipster (hippie)